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2016 Minyanville Publishing and Multimedia, LLC. All Rights ReservediPhone Jailbreaking Could Become Illegal in 2012 A year and a half ago smartphone owners were granted a rare win for consumer rights. Much to the chagrin of carriers and manufacturers the Library of Congress&#39; Copyright Office ruled that jailbreaking or rooting iPhone (AAPL) Android (GOOG) BlackBerry (RIMM) and Windows Phone (MSFT) devices was perfectly legal -- as long as it wasn&#39;t done to circumvent copyrights. The ruling underscored definitive ownership -- that when a user legally purchases a device they should be able to do whatever they want with it. Sure companies like Apple Verizon (VZ) and Motorola (MMI) stressed how rooting a device voids ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2012/01/25/iphone-jailbreaking-could-become-illegal/
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:18:00 ESTHow the Android Market Evolved It wasn&#39;t until the release of the original Motorola Droid did we finally see the scope and potential of Google&#39;s mobile OS. Up until then Android was barely an also-ran in the shadow of Apple Research in Motion Palm and Microsoft. Well two years and a couple hundred million users later Android has surpassed iOS to become the most popular mobile OS worldwide -- turning the smartphone battle into a two-horse race And one of the cornerstones of Android&#39;s popularity is the rapid growth of its online marketplace. Over the past few years the number of apps within the ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/11/30/how-the-android-market-evolved/
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:17:00 ESTApple Goofs, Allows Tethering App on iTunes Store For the briefest of moments Apple granted iPhone users an inexpensive way to avoid carriers&#39; tethering fees. Imagine! Allowing iPhone users to use their legally bought still-capped data plans more efficiently! How utterly absurd! Nevertheless in an innocent lapse of judgment Apple approved a tethering app named iTether to the iTunes Store which for a one-time fee of $14.99 allowed iPhone users to share their wireless data plans with their Mac or PC via USB connection. (The developer also offers BlackBerry and Android versions.) According to the app&#39;s description: &quot;Tether is an application that allows your Mac and PC ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/11/29/apple-goofs-allows-tethering-app/
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:38:00 ESTGoogle Crumbles to Verizon and AT&amp;T ThreatsYesterday I covered the recently added feature to the tethering app PdaNet which allows users to hide their tethered connection from the greedy execs at Verizon and AT&amp;T. Rather than forking over an extra $20 a month to use data they've already paid for Android users can simply check &quot;Hide Tether Use&quot; during their Windows or Mac installation and browse the web with impunity.That is if Google actually allows you to do it.Like pulling the legally sound Grooveshark app from the Android Market after record labels raised a stink Google has crumbled to the threats of Verizon AT&amp;T and T-Mobile. ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/05/04/google-crumbles-to-verizon-and/
Wed, 4 May 2011 12:01:00 ESTVerizon, AT&amp;T Now at the Mercy of Android AppYou get a voice plan. You get a texting plan. You get a data plan. Your monthly fees are hovering around $80 $90 maybe $100 but you're still not reaching the full capabilities of your revolutionary smartphone.Why? Because tethering costs extra -- to the tune of $20 extra per month.Bear in mind you're still beholden to the data caps on your plan -- provided you didn't spring for unlimited data -- when tethering your device to a laptop. It's data you've already paid for and yet AT&amp;T and Verizon want more.But here comes the new version of PdaNet to circumvent ...http://www.minyanville.com/mvpremium/2011/05/03/verizon-att-now-at-the/
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